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Long Term Implementation of Quality Teams Within Organizations

Mike Cardus

Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations from Michael Cardus. Whether you use Lean Six Sigma within your organization or not, this content will prove valuable to you…. Pitfalls in Six Sigma Teams. Steps to Keep Lean Six Sigma Within the Organization. 6 Coaching Questions.

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10 Pitfalls to Avoid in Creating and Leading Teams

Mike Cardus

Originally this was written for a workshop called ‘Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations’ … and with some changes the content is applicable and valuable to anyone who manages, works on, and puts work teams together. The 10 Pitfalls are from ‘Six Sigma Team Dynamics’ George Eckes.

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Structure Your Thinking To Deliver Results.

Rich Gee Group

I learned this method over 20 years ago during my Six Sigma/QAT training at ADVO. Here's a simple way of presenting your case - not only to yourself to fully analyze each permutation, but to convince all parties that you're on the right track. So here goes: 1. Start by defining the Current State. What's been happening?

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Structure Your Thinking To Deliver Results.

Rich Gee Group

I learned this method over 20 years ago during my Six Sigma/QAT training at ADVO. Here’s a simple way of presenting your case – not only to yourself to fully analyze each permutation, but to convince all parties that you’re on the right track. So here goes: 1. Start by defining the Current State.

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Photo Inquiry Friday: How might we create a shared understanding of the required outcomes?

Mike Cardus

day training of Lean Six Sigma Master Belt Belts’ in Change Management, Project Management and Training Techniques. The above image was taken at a 2.5

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10 Sins of The Facilitator

Mike Cardus

Contact Mike and join the Train-The-Trainer workshop to master your facilitation skills. Referenced : Six Sigma Team Dynamics; The Elusive Key to Project Success ; Eckes, George;Wiley: 2003. We have all been guilty of one or more of these. Facilitation is a skill that takes knowledge, practice and patience.

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10 Reasons why Managers are Clueless about Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Yes, understanding the “what” and “how” are a good start, but it takes years and years of training, continuous practice, feedback, and more practice to get really good at it. Managers will often read a good leadership book, or attend a training program, and get all excited about trying out some new leadership behaviors. Mixed messages.